Use what is available

A lot of fencers don’t use what is available to them in terms of the piste. What I mean by this is that they contain their movement within a few feet, moving back and forth inside that limited space. You have 14 metres in which to work and it is a waste if you don’t consider how to employ this to your advantage. Give ground to lure your opponent on to your attack on their preparation. Or drive them to their end of the piste in order to fluster them. Either way, it is better to use the whole battlefield than a little piece of it!